slapdash Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite marked by great carelessness
    haphazard; slipshod; sloppy.
    • a most haphazard system of record keeping
    • slapdash work
    • slipshod spelling
    • sloppy workmanship
  2. adverb in a careless or reckless manner
    slam-bang.
    • the shelves were put up slapdash
  3. adverb directly
    bang; smack; slap; bolt.
    • he ran bang into the pole
    • ran slap into her

WordNet

Slap"dash` adverb
Etymology
Slap + dash.
Definitions
  1. In a bold, careless manner; at random. Colloq.
  2. With a slap; all at once; slap. Colloq. Prior.
Slap"dash` transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall. Colloq. Halliwell.

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